Nutrien Harcourts are pleased to be offering for sale this large-scale Murrayville mixed farming aggregation.
Owned and operated by the Willersdorf family since 1920.
A diversified and highly productive agricultural enterprise; including irrigation, broadacre winter cropping, prime lamb and wool production.
Comprising 4,087ha (10,099ac) spanning across seventeen freehold certificates of title, delivering all the essential elements of scale, versatility, operational productivity, fertile soils and an ideal climate.
Strategically located to Murrayville (12km), with alternative and supporting service towns being Pinnaroo (27km), Lameroo (78km), Ouyen (110km), Adelaide (270km).
The Murrayville district has long been renowned and recognised as a prime cereal cropping, mixed farming and irrigation district of the lower north-west Mallee district of Victoria.
All allotments are provided with frontage to a maintained all-weather gravel surfaced public road, allowing for the safe movement of machinery between the aggregation.
The soil types and topography are well suited to a continuous winter cropping and hay production program; including wheat, barley, oats, vetch, lupins.
Several allotments, particularly in the southern section of the holding have light limestone present on the top-soil. These sections compliment and are suited to the livestock enterprise and for the growing of fodder crops.
Including 500ML water licence for pivot irrigation, with two irrigation bores delivering upto 11 x 40ha (1,090ac) pivot circles.
The soil texture for irrigation purposes is considered ideal to growing potatoes, also suited in season for sowing grain/hay crops including barley, wheat, vetch, lupins, sorghum, lucerne. Possibility exists for alternative crops including onions, carrots, or for permanent horticultural developments (nuts, olives).
Operational infrastructure includes two distinct homestead complexes, three stand shearing shed, 40ha centre pivot, machinery sheds, 300m2 grain shed, silo storage for 800t grain, 150t fertiliser, 140t seed.
The Bureau of Meteorology rainfall mapping indicates that the property aggregation is located within an area of an annual rainfall range of between 300mm and 400mm.
Combined, these features deliver a quality well-presented agricultural asset and at this time offers a unique opportunity for new or existing industry groups or investors to enter this tightly held area.
The aggregation is being offered for sale in one parcel or as three independent and contingent property assets.
Expressions of Interest closing 11.00am Thursday 15th October 2020
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